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The Guard(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-01-13
72%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
Overview:
In this film that wavers unsteadily between a comedy and a tragedy, Murtaza (Mujdat Gezen) is a deluded security guard whose fanatical reverence for "duty" verges on the psychotic. He is incapable of seeing himself for what he is -- and as a consequence he is often the unwitting and unknowing brunt of jokes. His wife and daughters are painfully aware of his shortcomings, but they generally suffer in silence. One of the daughters ends up working in the factory to help the family out financially, and when Murtaza finds her sleeping on the job one night he hits her so hard she eventually dies from the blow. Though that is not the end of it, by any means.
Languages: Turkish.
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ProductionCompanies:
Asya Film
Movie: The Guard
Top 10 Billed Cast
Müjdat Gezen
Murtaza
Güler Ökten
Halil Ergün
Macit Koper
Menderes Samancılar
İhsan Yüce
Orhan Çağman
Ferda Ferdağ
Ajlan Aktuğ
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Overview
In this film that wavers unsteadily between a comedy and a tragedy, Murtaza (Mujdat Gezen) is a deluded security guard whose fanatical reverence for "duty" verges on the psychotic. He is incapable of seeing himself for what he is -- and as a consequence he is often the unwitting and unknowing brunt of jokes. His wife and daughters are painfully aware of his shortcomings, but they generally suffer in silence. One of the daughters ends up working in the factory to help the family out financially, and when Murtaza finds her sleeping on the job one night he hits her so hard she eventually dies from the blow. Though that is not the end of it, by any means.
Release Date
1985-01-13
Average
7.2
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
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Languages:
Türkçe
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